Mounties have arrested a suspect in connection to the Sept. 7 mugging of an Australian tourist in the downtown core.
Cpl. Jodi Shelkie said the arrest took place on Wednesday afternoon, six days after the robbery and only hours after police released photos of the suspect, taken from security footage captured downtown moments after the mugging.
Shelkie said numerous tips were sent in to police after the photos were sent to media.
Charles Andrew Douglass, a 37-year-old Kamloops man, is charged with robbery and remains in custody pending a Sept. 21 bail hearing.
The mugging occurred at 7:25 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 7, when the tourist was walking near Lansdowne Street and Third Avenue.
A man ran by and yanked the purse from her arm. A bystander gave chase, but the suspect got away.
The purse and its contents were found a short distance away, with the wallet missing.
While the tourist was not injured, she was shaken up, according to police.
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